Primary Color Triads [4 Sample Color Palettes You Can Try]
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In this video I demonstrate four primary color triads I use in my watercolor paintings. I demonstrate warm primary colors, cool primary colors and earth tone primary color triads. For each triad, I mix the secondary colors and neutral values. #primarycolors #watercolor #triads
We all know that the three primary colors used in painting are yellow, red and blue. And we know that we can use these three colors, in different combinations, to mix all the other colors on the color wheel. However, with so many pigments and colors to choose from in watercolor, how do we know WHICH yellow, red and blue to use?
In this video, I will explain several different types of primary color triads and how you can select colors that work well together. I also talk about the benefits of using a limited color palette of three primary colors in your watercolor paintings.
The four sample triads in this video, include the following colors:
Primary Color Triad #1: Traditional Bright Primary Colors (Warm)
* New Gamboge
* Permanent Alizarin Crimson
* Ultramarine Blue
Primary Color Triad #2: CMY Primary Colors (Cool)
* Azo Yellow
* Quinacridone Magenta
* Phthalo Blue
Primary Color Triad #3: Earth Tone Primary Colors
* Yellow Ochre
* Naphthamide Maroon
* Cerulean Blue Chromium
Primary Color Triad #4: An Unusual Primary Triad (My Experiment!!)
* Green Gold
* Quinacridone Burnt Orange
* Ultramarine Blue
If you would like to see a painting that I completed using the #4 Triad above, you can watch a tutorial here: • Paint a Simple Still L...
I encourage you to experiment with different primary color triads. You may be pleasantly surprised by the results!
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Great video. Just what i was looking for!! Cheers
@KrisDeBruineStudio
2 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
Very, very helpful. Thank you for sharing your talent!
@KrisDeBruineStudio
7 ай бұрын
You are so welcome!
This was very helpful Kris, especially being a kind of newbie. I love your videos,listening to you teaching and also your works,very much so. Also I love that you simplify things, and also explain the more simple things. It’s very easy to understand.Thank you😊
@KrisDeBruineStudio
3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you so much. That is lovely feedback. I'm focused on helping beginners and I try to address the questions and struggles I had when I was just starting. I'm very glad it was helpful.
I loved this! I don’t want a million prepared colors. I want to learn to mix them. A much appreciated lesson for me, a beginner.
@KrisDeBruineStudio
2 жыл бұрын
I agree with you. I think this can be one of the biggest mistakes beginners make -- buying a bunch of colors but NOT knowing how to mix them. Have fun and keep on painting.
Very helpful! Thank you.
@KrisDeBruineStudio
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Thank you for this video, it is very very useful.😀
@KrisDeBruineStudio
Жыл бұрын
You're welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching.
I don't know why it never occurred to me to use an earth tone triad, Thanks!
@KrisDeBruineStudio
2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome. Yes. I love the colors in this triad....and they really work together. I love to explore and try new things.
Very good info.
@KrisDeBruineStudio
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I appreciate the feedback. Thanks for watching
Fantastic ! Very informative . Thank you
@KrisDeBruineStudio
3 жыл бұрын
You are welcome! Once again...thanks for watching and for your helpful feedback. :-)
It's endless fun experimenting with different triads! I really liked #3. If I am not careful, I can use up all my watercolor paper making these, haha. I discovered a new one today using Anthraquinoid Scarlet, Cobalt Blue, and New Gamboge (all Daniel Smith). It's a very warm, energetic color palette that I recommend. I also think it's fun to push the colors a little past the envelope like you did in #4, where an orange can work as the "red". Very cool!
@KrisDeBruineStudio
2 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you enjoyed this experiment. I will have to try the triad you shared above. Sounds beautiful.
This was wonderful to see all these colors done like this. I am just now working on my first set of primary colors so this was very interesting to me. Very informative! Thank you!
@KrisDeBruineStudio
3 жыл бұрын
That's great to hear. I'm glad it was helpful. Thanks for the feedback!
Excellent - thank you 🙏
@KrisDeBruineStudio
2 жыл бұрын
You're very welcome
Great demonstration of color choices!
@KrisDeBruineStudio
3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you liked it! Thanks for the feedback.
I have often wondered about this, too! Thank you💛 I'm going to make this chart today!
@KrisDeBruineStudio
3 жыл бұрын
Great! Thanks for watching.
Very helpful. Got me thinking - that's good! Thank you!
@KrisDeBruineStudio
3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Excellent. Concise and informative. Thank you
@KrisDeBruineStudio
2 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the feedback.
What a fun video to watch! I love all of these combinations. I have the Daniel Smith dot cards so I may want to try this myself! Thank you!
@KrisDeBruineStudio
3 жыл бұрын
That's a great idea. You're welcome!
My first time on your channel Kris, Thank you so much for this informative tutorial on mixing primary colors. I am struggling so much with what 3 colors to purchase to make my own palettes. I now have a better idea, all 4 triads have made gorgeous colors :) Thanks again
@KrisDeBruineStudio
Жыл бұрын
Hi Patricia. Welcome to the channel. I'm glad you found the video helpful. Just FYI - I just put out another video on this topic -- creating a split primary palette. It is part of my free online course. You might want to check it out. You can learn more about the course here: studio.krisdebruine.com/getting-started-in-watercolor Thanks again for the feedback and have a great day.
Really very helpful video!
@KrisDeBruineStudio
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Eugenia. I'm glad you found it helpful. Thanks for the feedback.
I have : chrome titanate Yellow+ deep Scarlet+ Cobalt turquoise // and burnt sienna+ Naphthamide Maroon+ indanthrone Blue all Daniël Smith
@KrisDeBruineStudio
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing.
Worth noting for newbies like me, the color you & Daniel Smith are calling Green Gold here is not the generally accepted PY129. What you have here is more commonly called Leaf- or May- or Yellow-Green, a phthalo green mix. Watch out for Mijello Mission Gold too. What they call Green Gold is actually Nickel Azo Yellow, PY150.
@KrisDeBruineStudio
5 ай бұрын
thanks for watching and sharing
Great! Thank you. Are there any primaries that are neutral? Half way between warm and cool?
@KrisDeBruineStudio
Жыл бұрын
Great question. Yes, there are colors that are considered "middle" blues, reds and yellows. Of course, there are differences of opinions. But I would call the following colors middle - Cobalt Blue, Cadmium Yellow Medium and Cadmium Red Medium. I actually have a couple videos on my channel showing all the reds, yellows and blues on my palette. Reds: kzread.info/dash/bejne/jJeqm9CmnpXPn9o.html Yellows: kzread.info/dash/bejne/haOkrqqfc9awc9Y.html Blues: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaiqlpKhlLvMYtY.html
Love the Napthamide Maroon triad. I'm curious... which brand Yellow Ochre were you using? It looks a lot stronger than the Daniel Smith.
@KrisDeBruineStudio
3 жыл бұрын
Haha. Yes, you caught that. I'm not a big fan of the Daniel Smith Yellow Ochre. So I use Mijello Mission Gold Yellow Ochre #1, which is PY42 and PY150. Not a pure pigment...but I like it.
@Katherine_AZ
3 жыл бұрын
@@KrisDeBruineStudio Thanks much ... I struggle with DS's yellow ochre (s) ... all their versions are kind of sticky and weak. Thanks for the tip